Mark Zuckerberg faces backlash from Virat Kohli’s fans after Avneet Kaur controversy

Former India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli landed himself in a hot soup on Friday. The 36-year-old had put out a long statement via his Instagram handle after seemingly accidentally liking a picture of Indian actress Avneet Kaur. Many Kohli fans came out in his support after the controversy exploded. 

People on Mark Zuckerberg’s latest post after Kohli blamed algorithm for his like on Avneet Kaur’s post. 😂 pic.twitter.com/gjOfnUNaKW

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Many Kohli fans began to bombard Mark Zuckerberg’s comments section and asked him to say sorry to the cricketer. This is not the first time that Kohli fans have bombarded the comment section of a famous personality. Virat Kohli is set to play for RCB in the clash against Chennai Super Kings on Saturday. 

Taking to his social media handle Kohli’s clarification statement read, “I’d like to clarify that while clearing my feed, it appears the algorithm may have mistakenly registered an interaction. There was absolutely no intent behind it. I request that no unnecessary assumptions be made. Thank you for your understanding."

Virat Kohli speaks on RCB vs CSK rivalry 

Former RCB skipper called Chennai Super Kings one of the toughest sides to play in the league. During his chat on Jio Star, Kohli said, “I would say one team that, historically, I’ve felt we’ve had the most intense games with is Chennai Super Kings in Bengaluru. Because in Chennai, of course, there are Chennai fans—it’s just yellow and CSK fans everywhere.”

The 36-year-old added, “But to play against CSK in Bengaluru is something else because a lot of Chennai fans come to Bengaluru. CSK fans travel in huge numbers, so they buy tickets very early and take over a section of the stadium.” Kohli and RCB had finally ended their wait for a win in Chennai in the last encounter which they won by 50 runs. 

The former RCB skipper is one of the few players to have played all 18 seasons of IPL spoke about the journey and wrote, “IPL been a long journey, one that we have seen grow, evolve and become this amazing spectacle. Honestly, when IPL started, I never thought it could reach a stage like this. But 18 years and rolling and every year you feel the same excitement, if not more, which is a massive credit to the league, the way it’s organised, the teams, the competitiveness and the professionalism, top-notch."